RE: Error in trying to checkout directories

[Brown, Bob]

Yes, thank you. That is exactly the problem.

Apparently each of the failing users were in a different group.
The quickest solution was to change the repository to 777 for
the directories (from 775), the long term solution is to set 
up groups for each directory and add people to the appropriate groups.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexander Kamilewicz [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 11:26 AM
> To: Brown Bob
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: Error in trying to checkout directories
> 
> 
> "Brown, Bob" wrote:
> > 
> > I am using WinCVS 1.2
> > 
> > When I try to do a checkout module, it grabs all of the files
> > from the module just fine (supportsite) but it always fails on
> > the sub directories with this error message.
> > 
> >     cvs server: Updating supportsite/docs/DFA_info
> >     cvs server: failed to create lock directory in repository
> >                 `/build/cvs/supportsite/docs/DFA_info': 
> Permission denied
> >     cvs server: failed to obtain dir lock in repository
> >                 `/build/cvs/supportsite/docs/DFA_info'
> >     cvs [server aborted]: read lock failed - giving up
> > 
> > 
> > The stranger thing yet is that it works for me and a 
> co-working in our
> > local office but it fails for two co-workers in a different office.
> > 
> > What permissions is it looking at? (I do have access to the 
> repository)
> > What settings do I need to change to get it to work?
> 
> I've had this problem before, and if I remember correctly, this is
> because you don't have write permissions to those directories.  i.e.
> UNIX filesystem permissions.
> 
> I hope that helps!
> Alex
>